Estonia

Eesti Energia inks deal with Israeli firms for €100-million cogeneration power plant

November 20, 2025

Eesti Energia inks deal with Israeli firms for €100-million cogeneration power plant. The plant will both contribute to energy security of supply via electricity frequency reserves, and has potential for [..]

Europe

Baltics, Poland seek EU funds to protect energy infrastructure

September 16, 2025

The electricity transmission system operators of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have asked the European Commission to support efforts to protect critical energy infrastructure in the Baltic States. The companies [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian, Swedish companies to upgrade NordBalt control system

October 8, 2024

Litgrid and Svenska Kaftnat, which are electricity transmission system operators in Lithuania and Sweden respectively, are working together to upgrade the control system of the NordBalt cable, which links the [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian energy company to receive new investment

October 3, 2024

Green Energy, which is a renewable energy company in Lithuania that is owned by the Modus Group, has announced that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has tentatively approved [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s Ignitis Group sees strong investor interest in Vilnius CHP, other projects

August 16, 2024

Investors are showing strong interest in projects developed by Ignitis Group, including a stake of up to 49 percent in the recently completed Vilnius combined heat and power plant, Jonas [..]

Estonia

61 pct of Estonian population in favor of deployment of nuclear energy

June 3, 2024

More than half, or 61 percent, of residents of Estonia are positive about the possible introduction of nuclear energy, a poll taken in May shows. The findings of the survey [..]

Estonia

Law to speed up development of offshore wind, solar parks in Estonia

May 28, 2024

The Estonian parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Building Code and other laws, initiated by the government, which is aimed at accelerating the deployment of renewable energy. [..]

World

The situation in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is very unsafe

March 3, 2024

Being occupied by russians, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been without back-up power for the past ten days and is entirely dependent on its only remaining 750 kilovolt [..]

Lithuania

Alvora will have to replace dubious parts of Lithuanian-Polish gas line – ministry

February 27, 2024

As Amber Grid, Lithuania’s state-owned natural gas transmission system operator, has filed a claim against Alvora, the main contractor of the Gas Interconnection Lithuanian-Polish (GIPL) regarding the possible installation of [..]

Interviews

It is critical to focus much more on security of energy supply – Conexus

January 26, 2024

It is critically important to pay much more attention to the security of energy supply, Uldis Bariss, Chairman of the Board of the natural gas transmission and storage operator Conexus [..]

Estonia

Estonian govt to initiate spatial plan for 4th Estonia-Latvia electricity link

January 11, 2024

At the request of system operator Elering, the Estonian government is set to initiate a national designated spatial plan and a strategic environmental impact assessment for the fourth electricity connection [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s Litgrid, Poland’s PSE mull installing onshore cable instead of Harmony Link

November 13, 2023

The Lithuanian and Polish electricity transmission systems operators, Litgrid and PSE, are looking into installing an onshore cable instead of the planned Harmony Link offshore power cable between Poland and [..]

Estonia

Norway: Small explosion likely occurred near Estonia-Finland gas pipeline

October 11, 2023

A small explosion likely occurred near the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in the early hours on Sunday, the Norwegian seismology institute Norsar reported on Tuesday evening. The [..]